[3] Van Loon was a blacksmith by trade,[citation needed] but was also known to work in silver.

[4] Van Loon was the earliest European settler to the area, purchasing the land in 1685.

[2][5] Jan's grandchild, John M. Van Loon, sold the family lands on 30 April 1800 to Isaac Northrup, who then developed them into a more complete village.

[2] In 1932, the New York State Education Department placed a historic marker outside the house:

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